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CommentFund specialist services to help children with complex mental health needs
NSPCC’s latest report highlights a worrying misunderstanding of children’s complex mental health needs, writes Tim Smith
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CommentInvest in volunteers to improve end-of-life care
To meet the long-term plan’s objective of personalised end-of-life care for everyone, NHS leaders should invest in setting up volunteer services, exhorts Professor Catherine Walshe
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CommentIs organisational altruism possible for foundation trusts?
It is time to reconsider the emphasis placed on supposed legal constraints on foundation trusts to make decisions for the benefit of the broader public rather than just their immediate catchment area, argues John Coutts
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CommentWhy the NHS must do more to support communities, and how they can do it
A new report notes that the NHS is uniquely positioned to support more prosperous, healthy and sustainable communities, say Sarah Reed and Dominique Allwood
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CommentBridging the gaps in progressive neurological services
A new NHS England toolkit dealing with various neurological conditions provides a roadmap to help CCGs tackle underlying issues, solutions to provide improved care and reduce variation in services, notes Genevieve Edwards
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CommentCan care integration cure ‘shitty life syndrome’?
Introduced by the chief executive of the primary care trust as the director “from social services”, I was a regular attender at GP-dominated meetings of those responsible for primary and community health services.
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Comment'No, minister': why the NHS won't follow new orders on EU patients
Guidance on charging EU nationals following a no-deal Brexit sparked concerns about significant administrative burdens being forced on trusts. But past experience suggests providers may simply ignore orders to claw back cash from tourists, writes James Illman
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CommentWhy GPs play a pivotal role in making integration happen
The role of the locality clinical director has been fundamental to developing more integrated services, an integrated care organisation has found, notes Dr Joanne Watson
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CommentMatthew Swindells: New leaders need to remember old lessons
The NHS and British political leaders should take a leaf out of Sweden’s book, which annually organises a political week where all political parties, the public and private sector gather to discuss the issues facing the nation, exhorts Matthew Swindells
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CommentWhat about the patient?: David Gilbert
This week: David Gilbert, patient director, Sussex MSK Partnership (Central)
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CommentInvesting in healthcare students’ education is essential
Following the plea from Simon Stevens to better support healthcare students, Danny Mortimer of NHS Employers considers the impact of education funding policy changes and identifies the priorities in supporting qualified staff to meet the needs of the long-term plan.
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CommentHitting RTT target now almost 'a minority sport'
Waiting times improved in June, but the underlying waiting list pressures kept growing as activity remained short of demand, says Rob Findlay
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CommentJackie Daniel: Why Newcastle FT has declared a "climate emergency"
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust in the country to declare a climate emergency and has committed to work with its civic partners to become carbon neutral by 2040, notes Dame Jackie Daniel
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CommentChief executives need to get “noisy” on racism
Nadeem Moghal sets out the actions that can be taken by NHS leadership to enhance equality
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CommentSustained investment is needed to improve the mental health estate
Improved access to mental health services is in jeopardy if the infrastructure is not up to scratch, writes Paul Farmer
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CommentReducing emergency admissions from care homes: a measure of success for the NHS long-term plan?
Jennifer Dixon asks how the NHS long-term plan can support efforts to reduce emergency admissions from care homes.
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CommentLong-term neglect meets short-term politics
The new government may take short term steps to try to show “front line” improvement in the NHS, writes Dave West.
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CommentPrimary care networks are a quiet revolution
Primary care networks have huge potential, but how they interact with other NHS providers is crucial, argues Andrew Ridley
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CommentGovernment doesn’t yet have a winning team on prevention
Though the green paper on prevention incorporates some effective tactics as star player, it does not add up to a winning team, says Anna Dixon